-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: As many as 41% of the children in the state are underweight and 55% of the women between 15 to 45 years of age in the state are anemic. This was revealed in a Rajya Sabha session on Thursday. Union minister of state (independent charge) for women and child development, Krishna Tirath in Rajya Sabha gave the details of the number of women and children suffering from...
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Indian Parliament at 60 years: facts & statistics-Devika Malik & Rohit Kumar
-CNN-IBN On May 13, 2012, the Indian Parliament completed 60 years since its first sitting. To mark the occasion, a special sitting of both Houses was organised on the day. Recently, there has been much public scrutiny of the work of MPs and the functioning of Parliament. This document presents some information on the changing profile of MPs and the trends in the working of Parliament over the past 60 years. Fewer under-matriculates,...
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-Kafila.org The uproar over what is being referred to as the ‘Ambedkar cartoon’ in the class XI textbook prepared by NCERT first began over a month ago, that is to say, almost six years after the books have been in circulation, been taught and received high praise for their lively style and a critical pedagogical approach (more on this below). It was a political party – one of the factions of...
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-DNA The issue of controversial cartoons in textbooks generated heat in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday with members demanding immediate action in the matter saying the sketch has hurt sentiments of a section of the society. Raising the issue during Question Hour, Harsimrat Kaur (SAD) and Shailendra Kumar (SP) demanded that the CBSE textbooks carrying the cartoons should be removed immediately. They were joined by Congress members, including Sanjay Nirupam and Lal...
More »Kejriwal threatens nationwide movement if Lokpal Bill not passed by May 22
-The Times of India If the Union government does not bring a strong Lokpal Bill by May 22 when the ongoing Parliament session ends, India Against Corruption (IAC) will launch another nationwide movement, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said here on Saturday. In Bhubaneswar to interact with India Against Corruption (IAC) volunteers here, Kejriwal said the biggest ever campaign will demand three things: The Jan Lokpal Bill should be passed. Any bill...
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